By Eoin McLaughlin (author) , Mike Byrne (illustrator)
"This quirkily inventive picture book sees a pizza circumvent the fact that life is dangerous when you’re delicious!"
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June 2025 Picture Book of the Month
Though Eoin McLaughlin’s Frank the Pizza might be stuffed to the crust and slathered with cheese, it certainly isn’t cheesy! Rather, this picture book is fully-loaded with originality.
“It’s hard to tell who your friends are when you’re a pizza. Some people want to meet you. Other people want to eat you”. As a result of this hard truth, Frank the Pizza’s mum has concerns when he’s invited to a birthday party. But Frank is set on going, and already picking out his party outfit, opting to keep it simple with classic pepperoni until his dad intervenes and makes Frank add olives and anchovies as a safety measure.
While the addition of these unpopular toppings have the desired effect (“Who’s ordered this disgusting pizza?” complains one of the party guests), Frank winds up sad and lonely until he meets Frances, a cute cupcake whose parents had taken comparable measures to keep her safe from being chomped. Naturally, “Real friends don’t eat each other”, and Frank and Frances have a whole lot of fun at the party, and make plans for a future playdate.
With characterful, comic illustrations by Mike Byrne, Frank the Pizza is a satisfyingly funny feast of picture book goodness that will have kids giggling at the sheer joy of its absurdity while imbibing a hilariously delivered message around finding your perfect friend.
Frank the pizza is desperate to live his best life. Can he find his way?
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Making friends isn't always easy, and all Frank the Pizza wants is someone to accept him for who he is. So when he gets invited to a birthday party, his parents worry and warn him to be careful … but Frank is already planning his outfit.
At the party, no one seems to get his jokes and he ends up lonely in the corner - until he meets Frances. As the night goes on, these new friends become more daring and suddenly the party takes an unexpected turn. Were Frank's parents right? Is life dangerous when you're delicious?
Eoin McLaughlin is a bestselling Irish children's author.
His debut picture book The Hug , with Polly Dunbar, was named a Book of the Year by the Guardian and has been translated into over 20 languages.
The follow-up While We Can't Hug was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards and nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Frank the Pizza and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Frank the Pizza features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Adventure Stories, Funny, Cooking / Food, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Relationships (non-family / groups), Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Practical interests
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Frank the Pizza was written by Eoin McLaughlin and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Frank the Pizza has 32 pages
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